CN101468690B - Saddle-ride type vehicle with airbag - Google Patents
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A straddle-ride type vehicle includes a head pipe and a seat which is provided to the rear of the head pipe, with a straddle space defined between the steering handlebar and the seat, and an airbag module provided forward of the seat. The airbag module is disposed to the rear of the head pipe to vertically overlap the head pipe in the direction of height thereof and to partially face the straddle space. This increases the flexibility of arranging members provided in the vicinity of a steering handlebar in a saddle-ride type vehicle equipped with an airbag module.
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The cross reference of related application
The application requires the Japanese patent application No.2007-338061 of 30 propositions November in 2007 and the preceence of No.2007-338109 according to the regulation of the 119th of united states patent law, at this two parts of priority documents is incorporated herein by reference in full.
Technical field
The present invention relates to the Straddle-type vehicle that its front portion disposes air bag component.
Background technology
As everyone knows, motor bike disposes the air bag component that expands behind the bump, and it is arranged between the operator's saddle that bar handle that the driver handles and driver take usually.For example, Japanese publication number is the patent documentation (Fig. 5) of No.2005-153613.
Publication number at Fig. 5 is in the Japanese documentation of 2005-153613, is provided with airbag apparatus 21 in the front portion of motor bike.This air bag component 21 is arranged on the approximately middle position of handle 3 (being referred to herein as " bar handle 3 ") by air bag connection bracket 25.
For motor bike, the parts such as instrument all be arranged on bar handle 3 near.If air bag component 21 is arranged on very near the center of bar handle 3, can greatly reduces the alerting ability of the parts such as configure instrument.
The configuration structure of air bag component requires it can improve layout flexibility for parts such as instruments.
It is known disposing the air bag component that expands after can clashing into or the motor bike of analogue, wherein a pair of about upper vehicle frame from the beginning pipe extend back.Be (Fig. 9) as described in the Japanese documentation of 2007-69785 such as publication number.
Be in the Japanese documentation of 2007-69785 at publication number shown in Figure 9, upper pipe 2L, 2R (referred to here as " upper vehicle frame 2L, 2R ") are set to extend back from head tube 3.Air bag component 20 is set to cross over the right side that vehicle frame 2L, 2R and air bag ECU35 (being referred to herein as " air bag controlled element 35 ") are arranged on air bag component 20.At this, airbag apparatus comprises as the air bag component 20 of chief component and air bag control element 35.
Be arranged on the front portion of motor bike such as parts such as instruments.Yet, with airbag apparatus be arranged on that front part of vehicle can cause not wishing occuring to the restriction such as the configuration of the parts such as instrument.Wish to take a kind of technology to reduce as far as possible the space that airbag apparatus takies.
Summary of the invention
The target of one embodiment of the invention provides a kind of technology, so that can improve near the alerting ability of arrangement components bar handle in disposing the Straddle-type vehicle of air bag component.
According to one embodiment of present invention, in Straddle-type vehicle, comprise: be arranged on the head tube of bringing in the bar handle that rotary support handled by the driver before the body shell, be arranged on the head tube rear portion and be fit to the driver and take thereon operator's saddle.Between bar handle and operator's saddle, limit and stride striding of taking advantage of by the driver and take advantage of the space.Air bag component is arranged on the place ahead of operator's saddle and takes in therein air bag.Air bag component is arranged on the head tube rear and part is taken advantage of the space over against striding, and watches from the side at least part of air bag component to be arranged in the vertical width of head tube.
According to one embodiment of present invention, air bag component is arranged under the bar handle.
According to one embodiment of present invention, it is outwards outstanding from the outside face of guard shield that the body shell front portion is provided with the rear surface of the guard shield that covers vehicle body and air bag component.
According to one embodiment of present invention, body shell comprise a pair of from head tube top downwards and extend back about upper vehicle frame and a pair of from the head tube bottom downwards and extend back about lower vehicle frame.Air bag component is arranged on the inside of the left and right sides external width of the outside of left and right sides external width of upper vehicle frame and lower vehicle frame with respect to the left and right side of front-rear center.
According to one embodiment of present invention, air bag component be box-shaped and the air bag component rear surface on left and right sides ora terminalis fallen to be the inclined-plane.
According to one embodiment of present invention, air bag component is that lower ora terminalis box-shaped and the air bag component rear surface is fallen to be the inclined-plane.
According to one embodiment of present invention, air bag component is arranged on untapped space, head tube rear and partly takes advantage of the space over against striding.In addition, from the side, air bag component is at least part of to be arranged in the vertical width of head tube.This is so that be difficult to the layout that impact is configured near the parts of bar handle.By reducing being configured near the impact of the component layouts the bar handle, can improve near the alerting ability of arrangement components bar handle.
According to one embodiment of present invention, air bag component is arranged under the bar handle.Therefore, can further improve bar handle and near design flexibility thereof.
According to one embodiment of present invention, because the space that air bag takies in the guard shield from guard shield rear surface projection, therefore can be reduced in the air bag component rear surface.Therefore, can improve the layout alerting ability of other parts in the guard shield.
According to one embodiment of present invention, air bag component is arranged on the outside of upper vehicle frame with respect to the left and right side of front-rear center.Like this, air bag component can guarantee to have enough lateral lengths.Therefore, air bag can smoothly launch to opposite side from a side.
In addition, because air bag is arranged on the inside of the left and right sides external width of lower vehicle frame with respect to the left and right side of front-rear center, can avoid increasing vehicle width.In other words, the width of air bag is made as an optimized width and can between the compactness of the enough extensibility of air bag and air bag component, reaches balance.
According to one embodiment of present invention, because air bag component is that left and right sides ora terminalis box-shaped and the air bag component rear surface is become the inclined-plane, has therefore enlarged to stride and taken advantage of the space.In addition, owing to guaranteed that enough large striding taken advantage of the space, therefore vehicle becomes and is more prone to and has increased the driver ride over comfort level on the vehicle up and down.
According to one embodiment of present invention, because air bag component is that lower ora terminalis box-shaped and the air bag component rear surface is become the inclined-plane, has therefore further enlarged to stride and taken advantage of the space.Like this, guaranteed enough large stride take advantage of the space so that up and down vehicle become and be more prone to and the comfort level when further having increased up and down vehicle.
The target of one embodiment of the invention is to propose the alerting ability that a kind of technology is come mode with compactness to dispose airbag apparatus and is increased near the arrangement components air bag component.
According to one embodiment of present invention, Straddle-type vehicle comprises the head tube of rotary support bar handle, and it has the air bag component of taking in air bag and the air bag controlled element of controlling airbag deployment.Air bag component is arranged on the rear of head tube, and the air bag controlled element is arranged on the side of the lateral direction of car of head tube, and if watch from behind vehicle, at least a portion and air bag component are overlapping.
According to one embodiment of present invention, thereby head tube is tilted the place ahead that its lower end of setting is positioned at the upper end, and if watch from the side vehicle, the air bag controlled element is arranged on the rear of the front end of head tube bottom.
According to one embodiment of present invention, be provided with a space so that the air bag controlled element can move therein at the rear of air bag controlled element.
According to one embodiment of present invention, air bag component and air bag control element are set to have certain deviation in short transverse.
According to one embodiment of present invention, if watch from the side vehicle, the center shaft of the center shaft of air bag component and air bag control element is axial arranged along head tube.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the lock core of be used for connecting or closing vehicle power source is arranged on a side of two sides of head tube, and the air bag controlled element is arranged on opposite side, and head tube occupy between the two.
According to one embodiment of present invention, if watch from behind vehicle, the air bag controlled element is set at least part of overlapping with air bag component, has limited the lateral length of airbag apparatus.Therefore, airbag apparatus can compact mode dispose.This just provides the space for arrangement components.Like this, can improve near the alerting ability of arrangement components airbag apparatus.
According to embodiments of the invention, head tube is obliquely installed the place ahead that makes its lower end be positioned at the upper end, and if watch from the side vehicle, air bag controlled element to be arranged on the rear of front end of the bottom of head tube.Like this, when vehicle was subject to the external force in the place ahead, the front end of the bottom of head tube at first stood this external force.Because the front end of the bottom of head tube is subject to this external force, therefore be difficult to this external force is passed to the air bag controlled element.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the rear of air bag controlled element is provided with the space that the air bag controlled element can move therein.Like this, even the air bag controlled element is subject to external force and mobile backward, it still is accommodated in this space, and therefore, the air bag controlled element is not vulnerable to the impact of external force.
According to one embodiment of present invention, air bag component and air bag control element are set to have certain deviation in short transverse.Like this, even the air bag controlled element is subject to external force and mobile backward from the place ahead, the air bag controlled element also is difficult for interfering with air bag component.
According to one embodiment of present invention, when watching vehicle from the side, the center shaft of the center shaft of air bag component and air bag control element is along the axial setting of head tube.Because axially aligning of air bag component and air bag control element and head tube, so near the structure the head tube can be configured to simple and compact.
According to one embodiment of present invention, be arranged on a side of two sides of head tube for the lock core of connecting or closing Vehicle Power, the air bag controlled element is arranged on opposite side, and head tube is positioned between the two, and therefore the space of a side relative with lock core can be used effectively.
The further field of application of the present invention will be clearer from the following detailed description.Yet, be understandable that and describe in detail and object lesson, pointed out preferred implementation of the present invention, but it only is used for illustration, and various changes and modification that this detailed description is carried out within Spirit Essence of the present invention and scope all are apparent to those skilled in the art.
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In conjunction with the following detailed description and accompanying drawing the present invention with easier to understand, these describe and accompanying drawing just for illustration, be not intended to limit the invention, wherein
Fig. 1 is the left side view according to Straddle-type vehicle of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the birds-eye view according to the major part of Straddle-type vehicle of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the lateral plan that the main car frame of airbag apparatus is installed according to of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the birds-eye view that the main car frame of airbag apparatus is installed according to of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the back view that the main car frame of airbag apparatus is installed according to of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the birds-eye view for the configuration relation that helps explanation between air bag component and guard shield;
Fig. 7 is the cross sectional drawing along the hatching 7-7 of Fig. 6;
Fig. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are the cross sectional drawings along the hatching 8-8 of Fig. 2;
Fig. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are the cross sectional drawings along the hatching 9-9 of Fig. 2;
Figure 10 (a) and 10 (b) are the work scheme drawings (sailing to the initial time of airbag deployment from normal row) according to airbag apparatus of the present invention;
Thereby Figure 11 helps the be opened cross sectional drawing of deployment balloon of the upper surface of explanation air bag; With
Figure 12 is the work scheme drawing (in the finish time of airbag deployment) according to airbag apparatus of the present invention.
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Introduce with reference to the accompanying drawings the best execution pattern of the present invention.What in the accompanying drawings, each term " the place ahead ", " back side or rear ", " left ", " right-hand ", " top ", " below " referred to is the direction of watching from driver's angle.Should be noted that these accompanying drawings should watch based on the direction of Reference numeral or reference symbol.
Fig. 1 is the left side view according to Straddle-type vehicle of the present invention.Motor scooter 10A as a kind of Straddle-type vehicle comprises body shell 11 and the engine installation 12 as propulsion source that is hung by body shell 11.
The main car frame 14 that body shell 11 comprises head tube 13, connects head tube 13 and extend back downwards from head tube 13 at front end, the rear vehicle frame 15 that connects main car frame 14 and extend back.
Steering shaft 25 is arranged on the leading section that has consisted of body shell 11 on the head tube 13.Be diverted the upper end rotary support of axle 25 by the bar handle 26 of driver's manipulation.When watching from above, front fork 31L, 31R (only demonstrated the mark 31L in the place ahead, be used for equally following introduction) are connected to the lower end of steering shaft 25 by normally leg-of-mutton bottom girder 27.Front-wheel 32 is rotatably installed between the lower end of front fork 31L, 31R.
Operator's saddle 42 is installed in the upper surface of vehicle seat rail 21L, 21R.
Operator's saddle 42 is arranged on the rear of head tube 13.The driver strides striding of taking advantage of and takes advantage of space 43 to be formed between the operator's saddle 42 that head tube 13 rotatably supported bar handles 26 and driver take.The air bag component 44 of taking in air bag is installed in the place ahead of operator's saddle 42.
In this embodiment, air bag component 44 is arranged under the bar handle 26.Therefore, bar handle 26 and design flexibility on every side thereof can be improved.More particularly, the flexible arrangement with respect to bar handle 26 and near parts thereof is improved.
In addition, the 44z of air bag component 44 partly is set to take advantage of space 43 over against striding.
Driving engine 47 is multiple-cylinder water-cooled four cycle engines, and wherein cylinder block 51, cylinder head 52, cylinder-cover jacket 53 sequentially are installed on the conveyer 46.Aircleaning facility 55 is connected with the upper surface of cylinder head 52 by air inlet pipe 54.Freeing pipe 56 is connected with the lower surface of cylinder head 52.
The noise silencer 67 and the main support 68 that in Fig. 1, be provided with the heat abstractor 57 of cooled engine 47 and front disc brake apparatus 58, front brake disc 61, the front protection cover 62 from the place ahead covering car, the main guard shield 63 that covers vehicular sideview, rear shield 64, handrail 64G, front fender apron 65, rear mudguard 66, are connected with the rear end of freeing pipe 56.
Fig. 2 is the birds-eye view according to the main portion of Straddle-type vehicle of the present invention.
Above-mentioned air bag component 44 is arranged on the rear of head tube 13.Be arranged on the left side of head tube 13 for the air bag controlled element 71 of controlling the airbag deployment that is accommodated in air bag component 44.Lock core 72 is arranged on the right side of head tube 13.When the power of vehicle is switched on or closes, will lock and insert in the lock core 72.
The head tube 13, air bag component 44 and the air bag control element 71 that consist of body shell 11 front portions are used as front protection cover 62 coverings of guard shield 45 1 component parts.The 44z of air bag component 44 partly is set to take advantage of space 43 from the rear surface 62b as the front protection cover 62 of guard shield 45 outside face 45a over against striding.Be arranged on as the main guard shield 63 of 45 1 component parts of guard shield and stride the below of taking advantage of space 43 and cover main car frame 14.Operator's saddle 42 is arranged on the rear of air bag component 44.Pedal 73L and 73R are separately positioned on the bottom on operator's saddle 42 left sides and right side.Each pedal 73L, 73R have a common horizontal surface is placed pin as the driver shelf.Rear shield 64 covers vehicle rear from the left and right sides of operator's saddle 42.That is to say that guard shield 45 is the outside faces that cover the parts of body shell 11 and consisted of vehicle.In addition, front protection cover 62, main guard shield 63 and rear shield 64 have rearward formed guard shield 45 according to this order from the place ahead of vehicle.
Be provided with respectively the left and right sides air bag fixed parts (only demonstrated the mark 74L in the place ahead, be used for equally following introduction) that is labeled as 74L and 74R, when air bag expands expansion, air bag remained on its desired location separately.
In Fig. 2, crossbeam 84 is connected across between lower vehicle frame 18L and the 18R.
Provided the configuration with lower member in the following description: consist of airbag apparatus 77 air bag component 44, main car frame 14, be connected to air bag fixed parts 74L, the 74R between the air bag component 44 and be used for controlling the air bag controlled element 71 of airbag deployment, referring to Fig. 3 to Fig. 5.
Fig. 3 is the lateral plan that the main car frame of airbag apparatus is installed according to of the present invention.Be provided with the support 78 that extends from the roughly top of upper vehicle frame 17L, 17R.Air bag component 44 is installed on the support 78.Air bag component 44 has lower ora terminalis 44s.
End 74La separately of air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R and 74Ra (only demonstrated the mark 74La in the place ahead, be used for equally following introduction) are fixed on air bag component 44.Another end 74Lb separately of air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R and 74Rb (only demonstrated the mark 74Lb in the place ahead, be used for equally following introduction) are separately fixed at transom 19L and 19R.Air bag fixed parts 74L and 74R will introduce afterwards in detail.As shown in Figure 3, be provided with connection stay 80L, 80R (only demonstrated the mark 80L in the place ahead, be used for equally following introduction), one of them is connected between vehicle frame 17L and the lower vehicle frame 18L, and another is connected between vehicle frame 17R and the lower vehicle frame 18R.
Fig. 4 is the birds-eye view that the main car frame of airbag apparatus is installed according to of the present invention.Body shell 11 comprise a pair of top from head tube 13 downwards and extend back about upper vehicle frame 17L, 17R and a pair of from head tube 13 the bottom downwards and extend back about lower vehicle frame 18L, 18R.If watch body shell 11 from the top, with respect to front-rear center CP, left and right side 44c, the 44d of air bag component 44 is arranged on the inside of left and right sides external width Ws of outside and lower vehicle frame 18L, 18R of the left and right sides external width Wu of vehicle frame 17L, 17R.
The left and right side 44c of air bag component 44 and 44d are arranged on the outside of vehicle frame 17L, 17R; Therefore, can guarantee that air bag component 44 has enough lateral lengths.Therefore, when it launched, air bag can launch smoothly from a side direction opposite side (referring to the mark 85 of Fig. 7 of subsequent introduction).
Because the left and right side 44c of air bag component 44 and the inside of the left and right sides external width Ws that 44d is arranged on lower vehicle frame 18L, 18R; Therefore, avoided enlarging the width of vehicle.That is to say, thereby the lateral length that the outside lateral length Wa of air bag component 44 is set to an optimization meets the following Wu of relation＜Wa＜Ws.Can between the sufficient ductility of air bag component 44 and compactness, reach balance like this.
Air bag controlled element 71 is arranged on the side of the lateral direction of car of head tube 13.More particularly, being provided with stay 79 extends left and air bag controlled element 71 is fixed on the stay 79 from head tube 13.
Impulsive force at first is sent to lower end 13b or the front end 13d of head tube 13 and is absorbed.This is so that this impulsive force is difficult to be sent to air bag controlled element 71.If like this, so can protect air bag controlled element 71.
Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, air bag component 44 and air bag control element 71 are set to have each other certain skew on short transverse.
Be formed with the space 81 that air bag controlled element 71 can move therein at the rear of air bag controlled element 71.Just because of this, mobile backward even air bag controlled element 71 is subject to impacting, it still is incorporated in the mobile space 81 of air bag controlled element 71.Therefore so that air bag controlled element 71 is not vulnerable to the external force impact.
If watch from the side vehicle, the center shaft 44c of air bag component 44 and the center shaft 71c of air bag center part 71 are parallel to the direction setting of the axle 13c of head tube 13.Because air bag component 44 and air bag control element 71 are parallel to the direction setting of the axle 13c of head tube 13, near the structure the head tube 13 can be simplified and be tightr.
This to left and right sides air bag fixed parts 74L and 74R be connected on the air bag (referring to the mark 85 of Fig. 7 of subsequent introduction) thus air bag 85 expand and the process launched in air bag 85 is remained on position over against the driver.This air bag fixed parts 74L and 74R are connected on the main car frame 14 by transom 19L and 19R respectively.
Air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R arrange along main car frame 14.In addition, as the rear end 75L of the separately other end 74Lb of air bag fixed parts 74L and 74R and 74Rb with 75R (only having demonstrated the mark 75L in the place ahead) is connected to transom 19L by retainer 86L and 86R (only demonstrated the mark 86L in the place ahead, be used for equally following introduction) respectively and 19R is upper and by bolt 87,87 fixed retainer 86L and 86R.
In addition, air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R can be by being made as same resin fibre linear slit that vehicle safety belt is made or can reasonably using the material identical with air bag 85 to make.The material of air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R, structure, cross sectional shape etc. can arbitrarily arrange as long as it has predetermined function and the intensity of having considered the factors such as secular variation.
In the present embodiment, air bag fixed parts 74L and 74R other end 74Lb separately is connected with 74Rb with transom 19L and is connected with 19R.Yet the position separately of the other end 74Lb of air bag fixed parts 74L and 74R and 74Rb can change according to vehicle type in some cases.In this case, the connection location separately of the other end 74Lb of air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R and 74Rb and transom 19L, 19R can change to the optional position.Therefore, when being installed to dissimilar vehicles, can suppress airbag apparatus 77 rise of vehicle cost.
Fig. 5 is the back view that the main car frame of airbag apparatus is installed according to of the present invention.When watching vehicle from the rear, air bag controlled element 71 is set at least part of overlapping with air bag component 44.
Referring again to Fig. 4, air bag component 44 forms box-shaped.In addition, being positioned at the left and right sides ora terminalis 44p of air bag component 44 rear surface 44e and 44q is cut into respectively the inclined-plane and forms left chamfered portion 44g and right chamfered portion 44h.Therefore, can enlarge to stride and take advantage of space 43.Owing to guaranteed that enough striding take advantage of space 43, can further facilitate and get on or off the bus and improve the driver and sit onboard comfort level.
In the side of head tube 13, be arranged on its right side for the lock core 72 of connecting or closing vehicle power source, i.e. a side.In addition, air bag controlled element 71 is arranged on its left side, i.e. opposite side is in the middle of head tube 13 is positioned at.Like this, the space (referring to the mark 82 of Fig. 4) that is positioned at lock core 72 relative sides can be utilized effectively.
Fig. 6 is for the birds-eye view that helps the configuration relation between explanation air bag component and the guard shield.Be arranged on the front portion 83 of vehicle as the front protection cover 62 of guard shield.The rear surface 44e of air bag component 44 outwards gives prominence to the outside face that forms front protection cover 62 from rear surface 62b.
The rear surface 44e that consists of air bag component 44 parts is outstanding backward from the outside face of guard shield 62.Therefore reduced the inner space of the front protection cover 62 that air bag component 44 takies.Therefore, can improve the alerting ability of in front protection cover 62, arranging other parts.
Fig. 7 is the cross sectional drawing along the hatching 7-7 of Fig. 6.The air bag component 44 of taking in air bag 85 comprises, as the main composition parts, and incorporating section 91, folding and leave air bag 85 in the incorporating section 91 in; Be used for expanding the also aerator 92 of the gas of deployment balloon 85 with producing.
Incorporating section 91 comprises bottom 93; Frame section 94 comprises the left and right side (referring to mark 44c, the 44d of Fig. 4) of the 93 rear surface 44e that upwards lift and component part air bag component 44 from the bottom; With the cap 95 from upper covering frame section 94.Thereby when having formed notch 96 in the middle of frame section 94 and the cap 95 when air bag 85 expansions and having launched, be easy to open cap 95 from frame section 94.Notch 96 forms and extends along frame section 94 at cap 95.And thereby otch 97 is formed on the upper expansion so that air bag 85 can expand of inside face 62n of front protection cover 62.
Between rear surface 44e and air bag 85, be provided with dividing plate 151.Air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R is partially folded and be accommodated in dividing plate 151 and rear surface 44 between.
As shown in Figure 3, by using a pair of left and right sides air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R that air bag 85 is connected on the main car frame 14 and air bag 85 being remained on position over against the driver.In addition, air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R arrange along main car frame 14.
This arranges along main car frame 14 left and right sides air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R.Therefore, when air bag 85 expands and launch, in the air bag fixed parts 74L, the 74R that arrange along main car frame 14, at first lifted as separately front end 76L, the 76R of air bag fixed parts 74L, the 74R of the connecting portion that is connected with air bag 85.Along with the carrying out of expansion and the expansion of air bag 85, air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R lift towards rear end 75L, 75R from front end 76L, the 76R of air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R.As mentioned above because air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R arrange along the upper vehicle frame 17L, the 17R that form main car frame 14 respectively, so air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R can be on expansion direction smooth guide air bag 85.
Fig. 8 (a) and 8 (b) are the cross sectional drawings along the hatching 8-8 among Fig. 2.
In Fig. 8 (a), air bag fixed parts 74L covers along the main guard shield 63 that the space R that forms between main car frame 14 and the guard shield 45 arranges and main car frame 14 is used as guard shield 45 component parts.
Air bag fixed parts 74L is along arranging as the space R that forms between the upper vehicle frame 17L of main car frame 14 component parts and the main guard shield 63.In addition, the inside face 63n of main guard shield 63 forms two fragility sections 101 from a side to opposite side so that air bag fixed parts 74L can play a role smoothly along air bag fixed parts 74L the air bag working process.
In addition two left and right sides fragility sections 101,101 have been formed respectively notch 96P and 96Q, its degree of depth is DP1＜DQ1, and wherein the degree of depth of outer notch 96P is DP1, and the degree of depth of interior notch 96Q is DQ1.
During airbag apparatus 77 inoperatives, air bag fixed parts 74L is covered by guard shield 45 (main guard shield 63).Because air bag fixed parts 74L is covered by front protection cover 62, so the outward appearance of vehicle is gratifying.
In Fig. 8 (b), because interior otch depth D Q1 greater than outer otch depth D P1, therefore in the working process of airbag apparatus 77 following situation can occur.Air bag fixed parts 74L moves to collide and the inside face 63n of the main guard shield 63 of extruding along the direction of arrow h.This makes winner's guard shield 63 cause fracture and be lifted around outer notch 96P along the direction of arrow j at interior notch 96Q, therefore opens 99 so that formed one on the guard shield 45.Air bag fixed parts 74L can pass opening 99 and move along the direction of arrow h.
The air bag fixed parts 74R that is arranged on the vehicle right side is identical with structure and the function of the air bag fixed parts 74L that is arranged on the left side; Therefore, omitted its description.
Further, the inside face 62n as the front protection cover 62 of guard shield 45 inside face 45n forms fragility section 101 along air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R.Like this, when air bag 85 launches, the corresponding fragility section 101 that air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R bump guard shield 45 inside face 62n are upper to be formed, and because this fragility section 101 has formed opening 99 in guard shield 45.In addition, air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R withdraw from 45 along fragility section 101 from guard shield.Like this, air bag 85 can smoothly launch, can interrupt in its expansion process.
That is to say, though left and right sides air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R by guard shield 45 from upper covering, needs the time be engraved on the guard shield 45 and also can form opening 99.Like this, just can be on expansion direction smooth guide air bag 85, guard shield 45 can not cause obstruction to the movement of left and right sides air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R.
Fig. 9 (a) and 9 (b) are the cross sectional drawings along the hatching 9-9 of Fig. 2.Air bag fixed parts 74L arranges along the space R between main car frame 14 and the guard shield 45.
In Fig. 9 (a), during the inoperative of airbag apparatus 77, air bag fixed parts 74L is covered by guard shield 45 (main guard shield 63).
In Fig. 9 (b), in case airbag apparatus 77 is started working, air bag fixed parts 74L moves the inside face 63n that clashes into main guard shield 63 along the direction of arrow k.This makes winner's guard shield 63 cause fracture at interior notch 96Q place and is lifted around outer notch 96P along the direction of arrow m, therefore so that guard shield 45 has formed an opening 99.Air bag fixed parts 74L can pass opening 99 and move along the direction of arrow k.
From Fig. 8 have larger difference a bit be air bag fixed parts 74L the setting party to Fig. 8 in direction different.The 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of other 26S Proteasome Structure and Function and Fig. 8 is not very different.
In addition, the air bag fixed parts 74R that is arranged on the vehicle right side is identical with the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of the air bag fixed parts 74L that is arranged on vehicle left side, therefore it is described and omits.
Below will introduce the working process of above-mentioned Straddle-type vehicle.
Figure 10 (a) and 10 (b) are the work scheme drawings (sailing to the process that air bag begins to launch from normal row) according to airbag apparatus of the present invention.
In Figure 10 (a), in the off working state of airbag apparatus 77, air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R leave in the front protection cover 62 as guard shield 45.
In Figure 10 (b), when airbag apparatus 77 work, air bag 85 expands and launches.Simultaneously, owing to air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R adjacency, the air bag fixed parts 74L, the 74R that are connected on the air bag 85 outwards shift out the opening 99 that is formed between the notch (referring to mark 96P and the 96Q of Fig. 8 and 9).
Thereby Figure 11 helps the be opened cross sectional drawing of deployment balloon of the upper surface of explanation air bag component.
When air bag 85 expands when launching, the air bag 85 of expansion from being formed on the notch (referring to the mark 96A of Fig. 7) on the incorporating section 91 thus lifting cap 95 along the direction of arrow c forms peristome 99A.In addition, the air bag 85 of expansion is from the otch 97 that is formed on the front protection cover 62 lifts front protection cover 62 along the direction of arrow d rear portion.Therefore, air bag 85 launches along the direction of arrow e.Owing to have notch (referring to mark among Fig. 7 96) and in front protection cover 62, have otch 97 in the incorporating section 91, so air bag 85 can smoothly launch in the moment of needs.
At this moment, along with the expansion of air bag 85, folding and leave that air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R between dividing plate 151 and the rear surface 44 begins to extend in and rear surface 44e along with the expansion of air bag 85 direction of arrow f in the figure moves.
Figure 12 is the diagram of work (in the finish time of airbag deployment) according to airbag apparatus of the present invention.Air bag 85 is unfolded and clashes into the front portion of driver H.At this moment, along with the expansion of air bag 85, the air bag fixed parts 74L, the 74R that are accommodated in the guard shield 45 out and with air bag 85 remain on suitable position, driver H the place ahead from guard shield 45.
Referring to Fig. 1 and 2, air bag component 44 be arranged in the unappropriated space 102, rear portion of head tube 13 and outstanding enter to stride take advantage of space 43.Therefore, can near bar handle 26, assurance form a space.Guarantee to form this space and then be difficult to the layout that impact is configured near the parts the bar handle 26.Owing in Straddle-type vehicle 10, provide an air bag component 44 to be not easy to affect to be configured near the layout of the parts bar handle 26, therefore can improve near the alerting ability of bar handle 26 component configuration.
Referring to Fig. 5, because from behind when watching vehicle, air bag controlled element 71 is set at least part of overlapping with air bag component 44.Therefore, can limit airbag apparatus 77 in horizontal length.This can improve the alerting ability of its component configuration.
Referring to Fig. 8 to 12, this arranges along main car frame 14 left and right sides air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R.When air bag 85 expands expansion, in air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R, at first be lifted as the air bag fixed parts 74L of the connecting portion that is connected with air bag 85, front end 76L, the 76R of 74R.Along with the expansion expansion of air bag 85, air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R are lifted towards rear end 75L, 75R from front end 76L, the 76R of air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R.As mentioned above, owing to air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R arrange along main car frame 14, so air bag fixed parts 74L, 74R can be along expansion direction smooth guide air bags 85.
In addition, embodiments of the invention have also been described the motor scooter as Straddle-type vehicle.Yet the similar vehicles such as three-wheel vehicle also are suitable for.
According to embodiments of the invention, air bag component can be arranged on rear, the place ahead or the top of bar handle.
According to embodiments of the invention, the rear surface of air bag component can be set to not outstanding from the outside face of guard shield.
According to embodiments of the invention, the lateral length of air bag component can be made as arbitrary value.
According to embodiments of the invention, the left and right sides ora terminalis that is arranged on the air bag component rear surface can not become the inclined-plane.
According to embodiments of the invention, the lower ora terminalis that is arranged on the air bag component rear surface can not become the inclined-plane.
The present invention is applicable to motor scooter.
According to embodiments of the invention, if watch from the side vehicle, the air bag controlled element can be arranged on the place ahead of head tube bottom.
According to embodiments of the invention, can omit the space that the air bag controlled element moves backward.
According to embodiments of the invention, can air bag component and the air bag control element be set in not skew of short transverse.
According to embodiments of the invention, thereby center shaft axially extending along head tube when watching vehicle from the side of center shaft and the air bag control element of air bag component can be set.
According to embodiments of the invention, lock core and air bag control element can be arranged on the same side in the head tube both sides.
The present invention has been carried out above-mentioned description, and clearly it can have multiple variation pattern.These variations can not be considered to break away from Spirit Essence of the present invention and scope, and all modifications all are apparent to those skilled in the art and are included among the scope of following claim.
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1. Straddle-type vehicle comprises:
Be installed in the head tube of body shell front end and rotary support bar handle;
Be installed in the head tube rear, be fit to the vehicle seat that the driver takes;
Be limited to striding between bar handle and the vehicle seat and take advantage of the space;
Be installed in vehicle seat the place ahead, be used for taking in the air bag component of air bag; With
The air bag controlled element of control airbag deployment;
Wherein air bag component be arranged on the head tube rear and the part over against stride take advantage of the space and when watching from the side at least part of air bag component be arranged within the vertical width of head tube;
The air bag controlled element be arranged on head tube lateral direction of car the side and when watching vehicle from behind at least part of and air bag component overlapping,
Wherein be provided with a space that allows the air bag controlled element to move therein at the rear of air bag controlled element,
Wherein air bag component and air bag control element are set to have certain deviation in short transverse,
When watching vehicle from the side, the central axes of the center shaft of air bag component and air bag control element arranges in the axle ground of head tube,
Air bag component is arranged under the bar handle,
The front portion of body shell is provided with for the rear surface of the guard shield that covers vehicle body and air bag component outwards outstanding from the outside face of guard shield,
Body shell comprise a pair of from head tube top downwards and extend back about upper vehicle frame and a pair of from the head tube bottom downwards and extend back about lower vehicle frame,
The left and right side of air bag component is arranged on the inside of the left and right sides external width of the outside of left and right sides external width of upper vehicle frame and lower vehicle frame with respect to front-rear center,
A pair of left and right sides air bag fixed parts is respectively along the frame setting of getting on the bus, and described a pair of left and right sides air bag fixed parts is connected in air bag and is connected with the transom that is connected across between upper vehicle frame and the lower vehicle frame respectively.
2. Straddle-type vehicle as claimed in claim 1, a side and air bag controlled element that the lock core of wherein be used for connecting or closing vehicle power source is arranged on the head tube both sides are arranged on opposite side, head tube is between the two, when overlooking vehicle, the front-end configuration of lock core is inboard at lateral direction of car, and the backend arrangement of lock core is in the outside of air bag component.
3. Straddle-type vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein air bag component be box-shaped and the air bag component rear surface on left and right sides ora terminalis become the inclined-plane.
4. Straddle-type vehicle as claimed in claim 1, thus wherein head tube is tilted the place ahead that its lower end is positioned at the upper end is set, and
When watching vehicle from the side, the air bag controlled element is arranged on the rear of the front end of head tube bottom.
5. Straddle-type vehicle as claimed in claim 4 wherein is provided with a space that allows the air bag controlled element to move therein at the rear of air bag controlled element.
6. Straddle-type vehicle as claimed in claim 4, wherein air bag component and air bag control element are set to have certain deviation in short transverse.
7. Straddle-type vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein air bag component and air bag control element are set to have certain deviation in short transverse.
8. Straddle-type vehicle as claimed in claim 1, wherein when watching vehicle from the side, the center shaft of the center shaft of air bag component and air bag control element is along the axial setting of head tube.
9. Straddle-type vehicle as claimed in claim 4, wherein when watching vehicle from the side, the center shaft of the center shaft of air bag component and air bag control element is along the axial setting of head tube.
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